Comments on: Czech Pirate Party launches movie download linksite with motto, "Linking is not a crime" http://boingboing.net/2011/07/29/czech-pirate-party-launches-movie-download-linksite-with-motto-linking-is-not-a-crime.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 19:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: pKp http://boingboing.net/2011/07/29/czech-pirate-party-launches-movie-download-linksite-with-motto-linking-is-not-a-crime.html#comment-1176793 pKp Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=111371#comment-1176793 That's a pretty ballsy move. Props to them. I fully expect a follow-up post in the coming weeks asking for donation towards their defense fund... That’s a pretty ballsy move. Props to them. I fully expect a follow-up post in the coming weeks asking for donation towards their defense fund…

]]> By: kairos http://boingboing.net/2011/07/29/czech-pirate-party-launches-movie-download-linksite-with-motto-linking-is-not-a-crime.html#comment-1176067 kairos Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=111371#comment-1176067 There could be a useful rhetorical play to pick up here; have digital liberties activists in the US ever tried framing it to appeal to the ThinkOfTheChildren memeplex? To be sure, it goes against the grain - would be actively internally inconsistent, really -  but hey, this is politics, not ethics. The EFF should look into finding a high-powered law firm willing to consider a class action civil suit against the MAFIAA for harassment, abusive legal tactics pursuant to same, emotional damage, whatever a civil version of extortion would be...and choose kids as the plaintiffs. Even if there's not a huge expectation of winning, with the right media team the <i>political</i> value could be enormous. *waits for an attorney to appear and explain why it's utterly impossible* There could be a useful rhetorical play to pick up here; have digital liberties activists in the US ever tried framing it to appeal to the ThinkOfTheChildren memeplex? To be sure, it goes against the grain – would be actively internally inconsistent, really -  but hey, this is politics, not ethics. The EFF should look into finding a high-powered law firm willing to consider a class action civil suit against the MAFIAA for harassment, abusive legal tactics pursuant to same, emotional damage, whatever a civil version of extortion would be…and choose kids as the plaintiffs. Even if there’s not a huge expectation of winning, with the right media team the political value could be enormous.

*waits for an attorney to appear and explain why it’s utterly impossible*

]]> By: Cory Doctorow http://boingboing.net/2011/07/29/czech-pirate-party-launches-movie-download-linksite-with-motto-linking-is-not-a-crime.html#comment-1175674 Cory Doctorow Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=111371#comment-1175674 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> By: Teufelaffe http://boingboing.net/2011/07/29/czech-pirate-party-launches-movie-download-linksite-with-motto-linking-is-not-a-crime.html#comment-1175668 Teufelaffe Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=111371#comment-1175668 Typo in body; you're missing the "o" on € Typo in body; you’re missing the “o” on &euro;

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